weak-minded

adjective

weak-mind·​ed ˈwēk-ˈmīn-dəd 

: having or indicating a weak mind

especially : lacking in judgment or good sense : foolish

weak-mindedness noun

Synonyms

• airheaded
• birdbrained
• bonehead
• boneheaded
• brain-dead
• brainless
• bubbleheaded
• chuckleheaded
• dense
• dim
• dim-witted
• doltish
• dopey
• dopy
• dorky [slang]
• dull
• dumb
• dunderheaded
• empty-headed
• fatuous
• gormless [chiefly British]
• half-witted
• knuckleheaded
• lamebrain
• lamebrained
• lunkheaded
• mindless
• oafish
• obtuse
• opaque
• pinheaded
• senseless
• simple
• slow
• slow-witted
• soft
• softheaded
• stupid
• thick
• thick-witted
• thickheaded
• unintelligent
• unsmart
• vacuous
• witless

Examples of weak-minded in a Sentence

I felt a little weak-minded at the beginning of the semester but eventually the class was a breeze

a weak-minded decision to use all of their savings to buy lottery tickets in the hopes of hitting the jackpot

Recent Examples on the Web

And one aspect of ageism is assuming that older people are dependent and weak-minded, and need other (younger) people to tell them what to do. —Erika Andersen, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025

The older sister, Elena, is thin, beautiful, and somewhat weak-minded. —Victoria Uren, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025

Whereas Navalny was poisoned, DT is actually doing the poisoning of his weak-minded supporters. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2024

Quickly, and almost imperceptibly, the impressionable and weak-minded Ernest is coaxed into Hale’s running, murderous plot to accrue even more Osage wealth. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024

The young man is a weak-minded child in an adult body. —Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for weak-minded

• rescinded
• winded

Kids Definition

weak-minded

adjective

weak-mind·​ed

ˈwēk-ˈmīn-dəd

1

: lacking in judgment or good sense

2

: feebleminded